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AMC Releasing a New "The Prisoner" In November

Posted by kdawson on from the that's-number-six-to-you dept.

DynaSoar writes "The Prisoner is one of the most influential and enduring TV shows to have appeared during the 1960s. This single-season (1967-68), 17-episode series, starring its co-writing, co-directing executive producer Patrick McGoohan, maintains a steady fan base and gains more with each syndication re-release. For over 40 years there have been announced intentions and projects to resurrect this surreal psychodrama combining science fiction, allegory, and spy thriller in a new series or movie (but always without McGoohan, who adamantly refused, saying 'he'd done it'). Finally, since December 2008 a remake has been in the can. In November 2009, AMC will begin airing an original six-part mini-series of The Prisoner starring James Caviezal as the spy who resigns only to find himself abducted and transported to 'The Village,' where he is renamed (or rather renumbered) Number Six, and where the minds behind his incarceration attempt to pry and/or trick secrets from his brain. Chief among those minds is the visible face of the administration, Number Two, played by Ian McKellen. Unlike the original, with a new Number Two in each episode, McKellen appears throughout. To promote the upcoming release, AMC is presenting (along with a ton of 'additional material') the entire original 17 episodes, free for the streaming."

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  1. Where's the "new" in this "news"? by PhxBlue · · Score: 3, Informative

    This was announced at Comic-Con more than a month ago.

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  2. Link to the series by Tensor · · Score: 5, Informative

    Was putting the link to the actual place you can stream the videos too much work ?

    http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner-1960s-series/

  3. Re:If the link worked... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.mininova.com/tor/1322108 - The.Prisoner.Series.1967 (8.45 gigabytes).

  4. What's wrong with the original location? by Snospar · · Score: 2, Informative

    I visited Portmeirion a couple of years back while on holiday in Wales. IMHO it was the perfect location for The Prisoner - a quirky, custom made village built into the hillside/cliffs leading down to a stretch of beach. The original show used this location to great effect and as I walked around the village I felt sure I was about to be chased by a seemingly sentient, menacing, white bubble - either that or knocked down by a jaunty Mini Moke!

    Did they replicate the concrete boat in Swakopmund (Namibia)? I somehow doubt it and hope they didn't just fall back on cheesy CGI.

    Where have all the original story tellers gone?

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  5. Re:Alternative running order by TastelessGarbage · · Score: 2, Informative
    Uh, ok. I had watched the program on first-run on CBS way back when, and was lucky enough to be living in Silicon Valley when KTEH ran the series. I was surprised that the KTEH work by Apel was so widely circulated. Good excuse to pull my old tape of DNFMOMD and give it a rewatch.

    Having said that, I was trying to provide a service to potential fans of my favorite series of all time. Sorry to upset you.

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